Jimmy Karoubi | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Algeria |
| Occupation(s) | actor and stage performer |
| Criminal charges | Murder |
Jimmy Karoubi was an Algerian actor and stage performer who appeared in a number of movies.
For many years Karoubi was a key part of the entourage of Sugar Ray Robinson. [1] Newspaper reports from the time would describe him as Robinson's "mascot". [2] [3] [4]
According to Diane Cilento he was discovered by the producers of The Woman for Joe performing as an MC in a club in Paris. They cast him in the film. [5] [6] [7] He played a trapeze artist called George, a rare little person lead character in cinema. According to Filmink magazine:
George is smart, capable, charismatic, good at his job, studying at university via correspondence, funny, a loyal friend (he organises the fellow employees to bail out Joe in a tight spot); he has dreams and sexual desires. He is easily one of the most the most fleshed out, three-dimensional, short statured characters in 20th century cinema... Karoubi's performance isn’t fantastic – he’s definitely not as good as some of the better-known short statured actors over the years such as Angelo Rossitto, Billy Barty and Peter Dinklage. However, in fairness, Karoubi wasn’t that experienced as an actor, and he does have tremendous presence, intelligence and dignity. [8]
Karoubie went on to a career as a film actor with appearances in such movies as Code Name: Tiger , Pierrot le fou and La grande maffia....
Cilento says Karoubi was later arrested for murder. [5]